VW Golf: The sum of its parts

Great picture here showing how many parts were used for the VW Golf II. Imagine the next-generation VW Golf now. Amazing!

What is this?

a) what mechanics have nightmares aboutb) a college prank perpetrated by extremely determined students at the local Polytechc) a commercial for VW circa 1980-somethingd) the only way to really find those sunglasses you loste) what engineers see in their heads every time we designers show them a simple concept sketch